Elk Creek Airport (47NY) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 AM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KN38), 47NY is currently VFR with winds from 260° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Elk Creek Airport in Borden, NY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KN38): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Elk Creek Airport (47NY) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Borden, NY at a field elevation of 1,540 ft. 47NY has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KN38, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KELM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KN38, 19.2 nm away.
Wind from the west (260°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 5°C (41°F), altimeter 30.38 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KN38 280955Z AUTO 26004KT 10SM CLR 05/M00 A3038 RMK AO2
What changed at KN38 (nearest station)?
Since the 0935Z (5:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0935Z (5:35 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 47NY
Based on the nearest station (KN38), 47NY is currently VFR with winds from 260° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately 150 ft (field elevation 1,540 ft). 47NY does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KELM, about 22 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27FAV | 1,800 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 09 | 1,800 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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47NY runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 09/271,800 × 60 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 47NYWind
- 09
- 4 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 4 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 5→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
47NY weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 47NY
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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JXN UA /OV KTEB-JXN /TM 0609 /FL360 /TP H25B /WV 23176KT /RM SMOOTH
JXN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KTEB-JXNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0609Reported at 06:09 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP H25BAircraft type reporting.WV 23176KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.RM SMOOTHRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 47NY
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KN38 reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 27
- 55%
- 09
- 45%
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Live crosswind meter
47NY has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KN38, 19 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 27, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 47NY
- City
- Borden
- State
- New York
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,540 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.0450, -77.3500
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KN38
- TAF
- Nearest KELM
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Next sunset
- 11h 57m
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Pilot PIREPs for Elk Creek Airport (47NY)
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